Identifying risk factors for Plasmodium infection and anaemia in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Number of children 6–59 months examined and the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in Kinshasa, by health zone and strata, 2011

Health zone	Malaria prevalence in children aged 6–59 months [95 % CI]
	<10 %			>10 %
	%		N	%		N
Bandalungwa	1.5	[0.2–5.3]	134
Barumbu	2.4	[0.5–6.9]	125
Binza Météo				24.8	[17.0–34.0]	109
Binza Ozone				19.1	[12.9–26.7]	136
Biyela				46.0	[37.1–55.1]	126
Gombe				11.5	[6.7–18.0]	139
Kalamu I				16.2	[8.4–27.1]	68
Kalamu II	2.5	[0.8–5.7]	200
Kikimi				32.8	[24.9–41.6]	131
Kimbanseke				36.1	[27.9–44.9]	133
Kingasani				25.0	[18.3–32.7]	152
Kinshasa	0.7	[0.0–4.0]	136
Kintambo				11.7	[7.0–18.1]	145
Lemba	7.7	[3.8–13.7]	130
Limete				17.3	[11.3–24.8]	133
Lingwala	0.7	[0.0–4.1]	135
Makala				17.9	[11.8–25.5]	134
Masina I				12.3	[7.3–19.0]	138
Masina II				24.8	[17.7–33.0]	133
Mont Ngafula I				33.6	[25.7–42.2]	134
Mont Ngafula II				35.3	[27.3–44.1]	133
Ngaba	7.5	[3.6–13.3]	134
Ngiri Ngiri	0.8	[0.0–4.2]	124
Police				17.0	[11.1–24.5]	135
Selembao				26.8	[19.9–34.7]	145
Total N			1118			2224

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